$500K to help transform Victoria Bridge Conservation Area

A disused piece of land in Gympie is about to be transformed into a recreation area.

Energex has offset the environmental cost of building a powerline to Tin Can Bay and will spend more than $500,000 on the rehabilitation of the Victoria Bridge Conservation Area in the next four years.

Energex asset manager Steven Lynch says the money will be used to plant about 8,000 native trees and associated earthworks.

"It's an old gold fossicking area. It has the creek, the creek that runs through it and it is not really usable for any other purpose so that's what makes it a great site for beautifying and revitalising with trees," he said.

"The Gympie council are also implementing some recreational activities through the creation of tracks and viewing platforms."